Elena Gómez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Servera.
Elena Gómez
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Gómez in 2004
Personal information
Full nameElena Gómez Servera
Country represented Spain
Born (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 36)
Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubOlympic COR
Head coach(es)Jesus Carballo
Assistant coach(es)Eva Lucia Almudena
ChoreographerFuensanta Ross
Eponymous skillsGomez[1]
Retired2006
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Debrecen Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Anaheim Floor Exercise
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Amsterdam Floor Exercise
Gómez in 2003

Elena Gómez Servera (born November 14, 1985 in Manacor, Majorca, Spain) is a Spanish former artistic gymnast. Her best event was floor exercise. She is one of the best gymnasts that Spain has had in the history of this sport, being the only one to get a gold medal in a world championship.[2]

Career[]

Junior career[]

At the 2000 Junior European Championships, Gomez placed 6th in both the team final and the individual all-around final.

Senior career[]

Gomez made her senior debut in 2001. At the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, Gomez and the Spanish team placed 4th in the team final. Individually, Gomez placed 17th in the all-around final and 6th in the balance beam final.

Gomez attended the 2002 European Championships. Here she placed 7th in the all-around, 6th on vault, 8th on balance beam and 4th on floor exercise. Later that year at the 2002 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary Gomez won the floor exercise final. Gomez was the first-ever Spanish female gymnast to win a World title in Women's Artistic Gymnastics.[3]

The following year, Gomez attended the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, California. Here, the Spanish team placed 5th, therefore qualifying a full team to the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won bronze the medal in floor exercise the following year in Anaheim using the same routine with the score of 9.675. Additionally, Gomez placed 5th in both the all-around final and the balance beam final.

In 2004 Gomez competed at the 2004 European Championships. Here, the Spanish team placed 4th. Individually, Gomez placed 5th in the all-around, and won a silver medal on the floor exercise. Gomez was named to the Spanish team for the 2004 Summer Olympics where she placed 8th in the all-around.[4] The Spanish team placed 5th.

Post-retirement and personal life[]

Gómez announced that she was retiring from the sport in 2006, following injuries sustained in training.[5] She has three sisters, notably the younger: Natalia, also known as guitarist of the rock band Puja Fasua.

Eponymous skills[]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Added to the Code
Floor Exercise Gomez[1] Quadruple turn with leg below horizontal E 2002 World Championships

Floor music[]

2001-2002: "Mozart L'Egyptien: Mawwall" by Milen Natchev & the Bulgarian Symphonic Orchestra

2002-2004: "Jump Up Boogie" by Charlie Normal and Robert Wells

2004: "Respirando" by Ana Belen

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quadruple Turn (Gomez)
  2. ^ El País. "Entrevista con Elena Gómez". elpais.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Staff (25 November 2002). "Russians lick wounds after nightmare gym worlds". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Gómez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. ^ Staff (12 January 2006). "Spain's best ever gymnast forced to retire". thinkspain.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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